Summary
California Newspapers Partnership and eight other newspaper publishers allege that Microsoft and OpenAI used their copyrighted articles to train AI models without permission or compensation, seeking at least $10 billion in damages.[1][5] The plaintiffs assert copyright infringement claims under the Copyright Act, with the case consolidated under Judge Sidney Stein with related newspaper copyright litigation against the defendants.[2][3][4] The case is part of a broader wave of copyright litigation against AI companies, with over 60 copyright suits filed against AI developers as of the complaint date.[2]
Case details
- Court
- SDNY
- Docket number
- 1:25-cv-09904
- Filed
- Nov 26, 2025
- Status
- Active
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